868 JOURNAL OF PROCEEDINGS [Mar. 27

shall be extended into any territory not occupied by it at the
time of the passage of this Act, within the limits of Balti-
more city as fixed by this Act, without the consent of the
Board of Estimates of Baltimore city. The Board of Esti-
mates shall grant such privilege when applied for under the
same conditions and upon the same terms as are hereinabove
stated with regard to water companies. The territory occu-
pied by any water company or sewerage company shall be
construed to mean all the territory which is reasonably near
to any supply pipe of such company and which may be con-
sidered naturally tributary thereto. "Supply pipe" shall mean
any water pipe or sewer pipe other than house connections.
'Full power and authority is hereby given to the Mayor and
City Council of Baltimore to acquire, by purchase or con-
demnation, any water works, water pipes, sewage disposal
plant, sewers and any other property of any kind situate within
the territory annexed by this Act to Baltimore city, which
may be needed for any public purpose. In any such pur-
chase or condemnation, compensation for the property taken
shall be considered to include the value of the property taken
and such damages, if any, as the owner thereof may suffer
by reason of such taking. Nothing herein shall be construed
to impose any obligation upon the Mayor and City Council
of Baltimore to purchase any private drains or sewers which
may have been constructed in any portion of the territory an-
nexed by this Act to Baltimore city prior to the passage of this
Act and which are not connected with any sewage disposal
plant. Nothing in this Act shall be taken or construed as
affecting the right of any company or corporation owning or
operating a water or sewerage system in the territory annexed
to Baltimore city by this Act to make any improvements or
construct, maintain, lay or operate any additional pipes or
appurtenances in, under or upon private rights-of-way or upon
private property, but this provision shall not limit the right of
purchase or condemnation hereinabove given to the Mayor
and City Council of Baltimore. Nothing. in this Act shall
be construed to give authority to furnish water or to operate
a sewerage plant or system in any portion of the terri-
tory annexed by this Act to Baltimore city, to any com-
pany or corporation which is not otherwise entitled to do so.
The words "company" or "corporation" in this section shall
be construed to include any person or persons, firm or as-
sociation. ' "